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May CNY Solidarity Coalition/Indivisible Onondaga County Meeting:

 Sunday May 18, 3-5 PM. Location TBA

Our April meeting this past Sunday was full of great information. Hear announcements (many are below in events), hear from candidates running for office and watch a panel discussion about the SAVE Act.

Upcoming Training from CNY Solidarity Coalition:

Training for Nonviolent Direct Action – Saturday, May 17 10am – 4pm See more details below.

Learn More & Register Here

Sign the Petition: Investigate the FBI and Director Kash Patel

Kash Patel was appointed earlier this year by Trump to be a loyalist, even if it means completely disregarding the law. During Biden’s administration, ICE wasn’t permitted to make arrests at churches, schools, or places of worship. Once Trump took office, he ruthlessly revoked these guidelines.

And now, the administration is going after sitting judges to dismantle any remaining guardrails around their mass deportation policies. We need to hold the FBI Director and the FBI accountable!

Sign the petition on MoveOn.org

From Back from the Brink

On April 10th, Representatives Jim McGovern (MA-02) and Jill Tokuda (HI-02) introduced H. Res. 317, which lays out how we can fundamentally reform U.S. nuclear weapons policy and achieve a world free of nuclear weapons.

The resolution is a huge step in increasing public awareness and building Congressional support and leadership behind this growing movement. A similar resolution last Congressional session had 44 co-sponsors, and now we need your help to significantly increase that total during the 119th Congress. 

We’ve already had people take action in 42 states. Will you join the fight and contact your representative?

TELL YOUR REP: CO-SPONSOR H. RES. 317

Safe Haven Syracuse Supports Trans Rights in Syracuse. Join Us!

Safe Haven Syracuse is a new community coalition defending the rights of transgender, gender non-conforming, nonbinary, Two Spirit, and gender diverse residents and visitors of Syracuse. Together, we will deliver a proposed resolution to the Syracuse Common Council requesting Syracuse affirm and uplift trans rights by bringing together the many existing city and state legal protections and declaring Syracuse a Trans Safe Haven. Our goals are to educate our community and ourselves about our rights, participate in a collective grass roots political action, and to proudly and loudly offer support and affirmation for our trans, gender non-conforming, nonbinary, Two Spirit and gender diverse youth, adults, and elders. We are your friends, family, lovers, coworkers, and neighbors; and we invite you to support us by joining us!

Learn more, join the movement, and sign their petition

Seeking Co-Director for ArtRage Gallery

Are you passionate about supporting social justice, challenging preconceptions and encouraging cultural change through the arts? Do you have non-profit experience and/or experience as a curator and building programs that enrich the community?  Have you cultivated relationships across differences? The mission of ArtRage Gallery is to exhibit progressive art that inspires resistance and promotes social awareness; supports social justice, challenges preconceptions and encourages cultural change.

More Information

Contact Congress to Restore Cuts to Public Broadcasting

WAER Syracuse Public Media and other public radio and TV broadcasting stations are facing a claw-back of already-approved federal funding.  If that funding is lost, that would mean for WAER scaling back their local news operation and making cuts to nationally distributed NPR, BBC and other news programs, as well as some music and entertainment.  You can help by contacting members of congress to ask them to oppose the White House’s recission request that was presented this week. 

Go to WAER.org to find out how

Letters to the Editor

CNY Solidarity Coalition encourages letters to the editor regarding issues affecting us locally and nationwide. We also recommend that letters are written in response to recent articles; these are more likely to get published. Links to these articles will be included each week.

If you’re looking for a subject to write about, here are this week’s suggestions:

• Federal Section 8 budget cuts will ‘be catastrophic’ for public housing

• The New York State Police are feeding ICE a gang database

Guidelines for writing Letters to the Editor can be found here.

If you’ve written a letter, whether it’s been published or not, consider  forwarding  a copy to cnysolnews@gmail.com, so that it can be added to our website’s “Opinion” section.

NOTE: We  are posting this article again due to its importance.

The rise of end times fascism

Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor

The governing ideology of the far right has become a monstrous, supremacist survivalism. Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them

…To put it bluntly, the most powerful people in the world are preparing for the end of the world, an end they themselves are frenetically accelerating.

Read it on The Guardian

Opinion: Continued police brutality must be met with active demands for reform

That means writing to local and state officials and demanding transparency from local police departments. Push for funding that supports mental health, housing and education resources instead of more weapons and armor for cops.

We must start and sign petitions that call for real reform, whether that’s removing school resource officers, pushing for body camera access or fighting for civilian review boards with real power.

It’s time to correct the rhetoric, not just the law.

Read on The Daily Orange

How Syracuse activists are building the region’s largest protests in decades

April’s anti-Trump protests in Syracuse are drawing crowd sizes not seen in the region since the Vietnam War era, but organizers say it’s no accident. The rallies are the product of coordinated, strategic work by grassroots groups determined to meet what they call a critical political moment.

Read on WAER.org

Trump Brings Britain’s ‘Moron Premium’ to the U.S. Economy

When Donald Trump launched his tariff war on April 2, lawmakers in Europe struggled to understand the strategy. Was it a bluff, or did he really mean to collapse global trade, stock markets, and the Western alliance in one reckless game of 4-D chess?

On April 9, however, the president discovered something that we in the United Kingdom already know: Against the bond market, there is only 2-D chess, and you always lose. Because the Brits have been here before.

Read on The Atlantic

AIPAC targets Senate Democrats who backed Sanders on Israel aid

The six-figure ad buy targets 11 states on television and on social media with senators who backed the measures, which overwhelmingly failed in the Senate. Sanders has previously introduced similar unsuccessful measures to block aid to Israel amid the country’s war with Hamas and criticism of its handling of the humanitarian situation in Gaza.

Read it on The Hill

County legislator demands more transparency on Micron spending

“We are falling into a dangerous pattern: spending first, asking questions later. That’s unacceptable when hundreds of millions of public dollars are at stake.” County Legislator Maurice Brown

Submit your comments about the County Executive’s proposal to spend $27 million to make sites “shovel-ready” for Micron suppliers and other manufacturers to onondagacountylegislature@ongov.net before May 6th!

Read on Syracuse.com

ArtRage: Acting for Adults – Masterclass & Workshop Series

Tuesday, April 29 1-4 pm – Master Class

Tuesdays – May 13, 20 & 27, 6–9 PM – Workshop Series

505 Hawley Ave., Syracuse NY 13203

This Acting for Adults experience is designed to inspire, challenge, and energize you. The Masterclass (April 29) is your gateway into the actor’s world. Perfect for total beginners or experienced actors. The 4-Class Series (May 13, 20 & 27) picks up where the masterclass leaves off.

Pricing: $30 Masterclass | $120 Full 4-Class Series. Ages: 18+

Register Here

Eyewitness Report on the 50th Anniversary of Peace and Reunification in Viet Nam

Wednesday April 30, 11 am

Facebook Webinar

A delegation of US peace activists traveled in north, central and south Viet Nam for an anniversary with great meaning in both countries. Their eyewitness accounts and photos will be shared as April 30 ends in Viet Nam and begins in the US. This program is organized by the Vietnam Peace Commemoration Committee with co-sponsorship of Syracuse Cultural Workers, the International Peace Research Association and War Resisters League

More Information

Know Your Rights training

Wednesday April 30, 4-6 pm

Bishop Harrison Center, 1342 Lancaster Ave, Syracuse, NY 13210

A practical training of how to intervene in an encounter with I.C.E. in worship settings, food pantries, and other community centers. Training facilitated by New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) & Syracuse Immigration And Refugee Defense Network (SIRDN). No registration necessary.

More Information

Third Act Training Series: Backing Up Targeted Communities – add this

Wednesday April 30, 6 pm via Zoom

A 75-minute call with Bill McKibben, Founder, Kafia Ahmed, CEO, B Fulkerson, Lead National Organizer, Darakshan Raja, co-director and founder of Justice For Muslims Collective and Third Actors from Nevada and New York on how Third Act can show up for immigrant/refugee and trans communities and why this is important to Third Act.

This workshop will provide skills and knowledge about how Third Actors can stand up for oppressed families and communities, even if these families and communities are not our own.

Register Here

Community Town Hall with Lt. Governor Delgado

Wednesday April 30, 6-8 pm

Victory Temple Fellowship Church, 817 E Willow St, Syracuse, NY 13203

Join Lt. Governor Antonio Delgado and partner organizations including the CNY Solidarity Coalition, for a Community Town Hall and Listening Session in Syracuse.

Sign Up Here

Democratic Mayoral Candidates’ Debate

Wednesday, April 30, 7-8 PM

Candidates seeking the Democratic Party line in the race to be Syracuse’s next mayor will take part in a debate organized by syracuse.com ahead of the June primary election.

Livestreamed at syracuse.com and on the syracuse.com Facebook page.

May 1st National Day of Action – Join the Movement!

Thursday, May 1, 2025 3:30-5 pm

Clinton Square, 161 W. Genesee St,  Syracuse NY 13202

May Day 2025 we are standing united. We’re organizing for a world where every family has housing, healthcare, fair wages, union protection, and safety-regardless of race, zip code, or immigration status.

Sponsors include Labor Unions, Indivisible Syracuse, Indivisible Onondaga County, and CNY Solidarity.

Sign up here

Concert for Gaza with Colleen Kattau

Saturday May 3, 12:30 pm

3746 Moon Hill Rd, Skaneateles, NY 13152

Sponsored by Syracuse Peace Council. Food! Music! Fun! Please bring a blanket or chair to sit on.

More Information

No Other Land

Sunday May 4, 4 PM.  All Saints Church, 1342 Lancaster Ave, Syr. 13210

Academy Award winning documentary No Other Land 

This extraordinary film has won several international awards and tells the story of residents of Masafer Yatta, a region in the Palestinian West Bank which has been a target of the Israeli military for decades. Residents in these villages are constantly evicted, terrorized, and have their homes destroyed by the Israeli military and Israeli settlers.

Onondaga County Legislative Session

Tuesday, May 6 at 1:00pm

401 Montgomery Street, Room 407 Court House

County Executive Ryan McMahon is back for $27 million of our taxpayer money to give to OCIDA to purchase more property for corporations. OCIDA has already spent more than $30 million of taxpayer money buying land for Micron. This is currently tied to amending the 2025 county budget giving $5 million for the county’s housing initiative program and $1 million for using AI to support county operations. These proposals should at least be separated to be voted on individually. With the highest concentration of poverty in the country, more families who can’t afford a place to live, there are much better uses for this money then corporate subsidies. Please attend this county legislative session to give a public comment or email your public comment to OnondagaCountyLegislature@ongov.net 

View Details of Amendment Here (page 5)

ArtRage: In the Center of the Crossroads

Now through Saturday, May 24

Wednesday through Friday 2-6 pm; Saturday 12-4 pm

Artist Talk with Vanessa Johnson Wednesday April 23 at 7 pm

505 Hawley Ave., Syracuse NY 13203

Standing in the Intersection Between Racism, Climate Change, and Memory. A Fiber Art exhibition by Vanessa Johnson.

More Information

Voices and Votes: Democracy in America

Now through Friday, May 30 10 am – 5 pm

Skä•noñh Great Law of Peace Center, 6680 Onondaga Lake Parkway, Liverpool, NY  

A dynamic traveling multimedia exhibition from the Smithsonian Institution, in partnership with the Onondaga Historical Association (OHA), exploring the history, principles, and ongoing evolution of American democracy, from the revolution to today’s challenges and conversations.

More Information

BANNED BOOK CLUB: BRAIDING SWEETGRASS

Wednesday, May 7, 7:30 pm

Red Wine & Blue Zoom event  

“Braiding Sweetgrass” is a nonfiction book by Robin Wall Kimmerer. In this book, she explores and celebrates our reciprocal relationship with the rest of the living world, touching on issues relating to colonialism, environmentalism, and climate change.

Register Here

ArtRage:  Re-sist! Tie Dye Workshop with Vanessa Johnson

Saturday, May 10, 10am-12pm

505 Hawley Ave., Syracuse NY 13203

Be ready to get messy and play in buckets of color in this fun family workshop exploring Creative Tie Dyeing and Resist Methods! Children 10+ welcome to attend with an adult. Free. 

Register Here

ArtRage:  “Patchwork People” Storytelling with Vanessa Johnson

Thursday May 15, 7-9 pm

505 Hawley Ave., Syracuse NY 13203

Hear Tales Told in Cloth by Griot Vanessa Johnson! Ms. Johnson will pass around her touchable Fiber Art Creations! You are invited to bring a quilt from home to share its story with the audience. Free. 

More Information

League of Women Voters Annual NYS Legislative Breakfast

Friday May 16, 2025, 7:30 – 9:30 am

The Collegian Hotel, 1060 E. Genesee St, Syracuse, NY 13210

$30 breakfast buffet with moderated discussion.

Scheduled to be in attendance: Senators Rachel May and Chris Ryan, and Assemblymembers Will Barclay, Pamela Hunter, John Lemondes, Bill Magnarelli, and Al Stirpe.

More Here

GreeningUSA’s Annual Meeting

May 16, 2025 9am-12pm

CNY Community Foundation Philanthropy Center Ballroom, 431 East Fayette Street, Syracuse, NY 13202

The featured program at the 21^st Annual Meeting will be a conversation with Melanie Littlejohn, Executive Director of the CNY Community Foundation. Ms. Littlejohn’s organization has been named as “lead intermediary” by Micron and the Department of Commerce CHIPS For America program and will “mobilize the regional workforce ecosystems necessary for supporting both the construction and facility workforces.”

Register Here

Training for Nonviolent Direct Action

Saturday, May 17, 10 am – 4 pm

University United Methodist Church, 1085 E Genesee St, Syracuse (entrance and parking on University Ave.)

Planning and carrying out effective nonviolent direct actions requires thoughtful planning and preparation. To support people considering such actions, the CNY Solidarity Coalition is offering training for nonviolent direct action led by two young adult trainers with significant training and action experience in the United States and internationally.

The training will include exercises, roleplays and information sharing to help prepare people to participate in nonviolent direct action and civil disobedience. Participants are asked to commit to the full six hours of the training, which will include lunch. The space will be open starting at 9 am for warm ups, meditation, movement and singing. The training will start promptly at 10 am.

$20 registration fee covers lunch

Childcare will be available onsite

Register Here

Syracuse Street Heat is just one, very unencumbered way to work for peace and social justice. We’re part of a decades-long grassroots tradition here, in Ithaca and elsewhere. We stand out and stand up for what we stand for. 

A handful of us stand at busy intersections, for 45 minutes at rush hour, pivoting to the traffic with hand-held signs. We want to get the public thinking about issues often underrepresented in the media. We’re there weekly in almost all of Syracuse’s weather (we seldom cancel). Bring your own sign – or use one of ours. No meetings or committees, so participation time is minimal (yay!) Our Team:  Ann, Dick, Ed, Geoff, Jim, Julienne, Les, Leslie, Peter…. 

To learn more, call Ann or Ed: (315) 478 4571.      

2025 Spring, Summer, And Fall Schedule

Year round: Every  Friday afternoon. 4   to 4:45 pm   justice for Palestine; no more U.S.  funding Israeli genocide;  U.S.: stop terrorizing  families in Gaza; and so on.

West sidewalk of the intersection of Erie Blvd. East Genesee St, Dewitt (across from the Fire Dept.)

Beginning first Saturday in April: 4/5/25

Every Saturday 9 to 9:45 am with a variety of issues : anti-militarism, racism, Palestine genocide, Anti-nuke, climate disaster, etc.

Across from the main entrance to the Syracuse regional market, 2100 park st    

Stay in touch for anti-killer drone actions at Hancock National Guard Base

upstatedroneaction.com                           spc@peacecouncil.Net 

Watch past meetings about Micron, Good Jobs Town Hall, Rallies and more on our YouTube Channel.

 

Donate to the CNY Solidarity Coalition

CNY Solidarity Coalition contributes regularly to local progressive organizations: Syracuse Peace Council, National Action Network, & Urban Jobs Coalition. We also make occasional donations as needed to other local groups. We depend on your donations for this. 

 

Donate Online through PayPal

 

Mail donations to: 

CNY Solidarity Coalition

P.O. Box 6137, Teall Post Office, 226 Teall Ave., Syracuse NY 13217

 

Our Committees

To sign up for each of the committee mailing lists, contact the person listed. 

Indivisible Onondaga County: Contact: Tom Keck

Climate Justice: Contact: Dick Kornbluth

SLAT (State/Local Action Team) Contact: Peter McCarthy  

Beyond War and Militarism: A joint committee of CNY Solidarity Coalition and the Syracuse Peace Council. Contact: Ron Van Norstrand

 

Elaine Denton

Peter McCarthy

Coordinating Committee

CNY Solidarity Coalition